Freshman Danielle Erickson placed 15th at the Central Lakes Nordic Skiing Championships to lead the Willmar girls and receive CLC Performance of the Week honors in her sport. The first-year skier has emerged as the No. 1 skier on the team.

The Willmar Cardettes finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Jazz/Funk and Precision High Kick divisions at the Central Lakes Conference danceline meet Saturday in Alexandria. Brainerd and St. Cloud Tech were the overall co-champions. The Cardettes JV team took first overall. Willmar's Kindra Seifert earned all-conference honors in both Jazz/Funk and High Kick. Alexis Laughlin was also named in High Kick, and Haylee Thompson and Caitlin Johnson in Jazz/Funk. Willmar will compete in the Section 3AA meet Saturday at Sauk Rapids.

SARTELL -- Willmar outscored Sartell 43-20 in the second half to bounce back from a slow start and had four players score in double figures en route to posting a 64-44 win in the Central Lakes Conference Tuesday. Sartell (3-8, 4-11) led for entire first half as the Cardinals (9-2, 14-3) couldn't find their shooting touch. Willmar then took advantage of Sartell's miscues to open the second half to pull ahead and finished shooting a torrid 59 percent from the field (27-of-46). "It was a tale of two halves," said Willmar coach Steve Grove.

REDWOOD FALLS -- Redwood Valley suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday as Marshall toppled the No. 8 team in Class AA, 75-67, in Southwest Conference boys basketball action. The Tigers (8-1, 11-5) are now a game ahead of the Cardinals (7-1, 15-1) in the win column for the conference lead. Redwood Valley defeated Marshall 107-102 in double overtime in the first meeting Dec. 12 in Marshall. Marshall maximized the effect of 20 Redwood Valley fouls, canning 22 of 29 from the line.

CLARA CITY -- MACCRAY moved into a tie for the lead in the Camden North Conference by upending Lakeview 69-61 Tuesday. MACCRAY (7-3, 9-5), which led by as much as 20, pulled into a virtual tie for the lead in the conference. Justin Koenen had 15 points, Zach Thissen 13 and Jay Hilbrands 12 to ignite the Wolverines, who overcame a 9-for-21 performance at the free-throw line in the second half.